The Robustness of Plant-Pollinator Assemblages: Linking Plant Interaction Patterns and Sensitivity to Pollinator Loss

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 2; p. e0117243
• Main Authors: Astegiano, Julia, Massol, François, Vidal, Mariana Morais, Cheptou, Pierre-Olivier, Guimarães, Paulo R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.02.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Biodiversity; Dispersal; Dispersion; Ecology; Ecosystem; Endangered & extinct species; Extinct species; Extinction; Flowering; Flowering plants; Flowers & plants; Gravity; Hypothesis testing; Influence; Insecta - physiology; Plant breeding; Plant Dispersal; Plant reproduction; Plant species; Plants (botany); Pollination; Pollinators; Robustness; Seed dispersal; Seeds; Sensitivity; Specialization; Species extinction; Topology; Brazil; France

Most flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce. Thus, evaluating the robustness of plant-pollinator assemblages to species loss is a major concern. How species interaction patterns are related to species sensitivity to partner loss may influence the robustness of plant-pollinator assemblag...